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Print (Reproduction Print of Painting) The Ambassadors, Painted in 1314 by Hans Holbein, London, 20th Century

Inventory Number 14280


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.14280

Item type
Object
Provenance
Marked with HM [Henri Michel]
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 148mm Width: 147mm
Inventory No
14280

Description

The Ambassadors by Holbein. On the left stands Jean de Dinteville, Lord of Polisy; on his breast he wears the French Order of St. Michel. On the right stands George de Selve, Bishop of Lavaur. On the upper shelf are a globe, a closed book, and several astronomical and mathematical instruments.